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authorPawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>2025-08-14 10:20:42 -0700
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2025-09-11 17:23:22 +0200
commitd83e6111337f3980cb23af12a99ca73c0e36365f (patch)
tree63d6e8028395ad7028d8b328553d20bfaab7c8c3
parent781b69117c839b8ba37d879d4895d97f4b72eb84 (diff)
x86/vmscape: Enumerate VMSCAPE bug
Commit a508cec6e5215a3fbc7e73ae86a5c5602187934d upstream. The VMSCAPE vulnerability may allow a guest to cause Branch Target Injection (BTI) in userspace hypervisors. Kernels (both host and guest) have existing defenses against direct BTI attacks from guests. There are also inter-process BTI mitigations which prevent processes from attacking each other. However, the threat in this case is to a userspace hypervisor within the same process as the attacker. Userspace hypervisors have access to their own sensitive data like disk encryption keys and also typically have access to all guest data. This means guest userspace may use the hypervisor as a confused deputy to attack sensitive guest kernel data. There are no existing mitigations for these attacks. Introduce X86_BUG_VMSCAPE for this vulnerability and set it on affected Intel and AMD CPUs. Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de> Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c65
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 4597ef662122..29a53b97a3d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -548,4 +548,5 @@
#define X86_BUG_ITS X86_BUG( 1*32+ 7) /* "its" CPU is affected by Indirect Target Selection */
#define X86_BUG_ITS_NATIVE_ONLY X86_BUG( 1*32+ 8) /* "its_native_only" CPU is affected by ITS, VMX is not affected */
#define X86_BUG_TSA X86_BUG( 1*32+ 9) /* "tsa" CPU is affected by Transient Scheduler Attacks */
+#define X86_BUG_VMSCAPE X86_BUG( 1*32+10) /* "vmscape" CPU is affected by VMSCAPE attacks from guests */
#endif /* _ASM_X86_CPUFEATURES_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index fb50c1dd53ef..acac92fe6c16 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1235,6 +1235,8 @@ static const __initconst struct x86_cpu_id cpu_vuln_whitelist[] = {
#define ITS_NATIVE_ONLY BIT(9)
/* CPU is affected by Transient Scheduler Attacks */
#define TSA BIT(10)
+/* CPU is affected by VMSCAPE */
+#define VMSCAPE BIT(11)
static const struct x86_cpu_id cpu_vuln_blacklist[] __initconst = {
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_IVYBRIDGE, X86_STEP_MAX, SRBDS),
@@ -1246,44 +1248,55 @@ static const struct x86_cpu_id cpu_vuln_blacklist[] __initconst = {
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_BROADWELL_G, X86_STEP_MAX, SRBDS),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_BROADWELL_X, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_BROADWELL, X86_STEP_MAX, SRBDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE_X, 0x5, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE_X, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE_L, 0xb, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | ITS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE, 0xc, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | ITS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_CANNONLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, RETBLEED),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE_X, 0x5, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE_X, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SKYLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE_L, 0xb, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | ITS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE, 0xc, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_KABYLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | SRBDS | ITS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_CANNONLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, RETBLEED | VMSCAPE),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ICELAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS | ITS_NATIVE_ONLY),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ICELAKE_D, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | GDS | ITS | ITS_NATIVE_ONLY),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ICELAKE_X, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | GDS | ITS | ITS_NATIVE_ONLY),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_COMETLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_COMETLAKE_L, 0x0, MMIO | RETBLEED | ITS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_COMETLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_COMETLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_COMETLAKE_L, 0x0, MMIO | RETBLEED | ITS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_COMETLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS | VMSCAPE),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_TIGERLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, GDS | ITS | ITS_NATIVE_ONLY),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_TIGERLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, GDS | ITS | ITS_NATIVE_ONLY),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_LAKEFIELD, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RETBLEED),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ROCKETLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RETBLEED | GDS | ITS | ITS_NATIVE_ONLY),
- VULNBL_INTEL_TYPE(INTEL_ALDERLAKE, ATOM, RFDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ALDERLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_TYPE(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE, ATOM, RFDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_P, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_S, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
- VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_GRACEMONT, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_TYPE(INTEL_ALDERLAKE, ATOM, RFDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ALDERLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ALDERLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_TYPE(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE, ATOM, RFDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_P, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_RAPTORLAKE_S, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_METEORLAKE_L, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_H, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ARROWLAKE, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ARROWLAKE_U, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_LUNARLAKE_M, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_SAPPHIRERAPIDS_X, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_GRANITERAPIDS_X, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_EMERALDRAPIDS_X, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_GRACEMONT, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS | VMSCAPE),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_TREMONT, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RFDS),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_TREMONT_D, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | RFDS),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_TREMONT_L, X86_STEP_MAX, MMIO | MMIO_SBDS | RFDS),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_GOLDMONT, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_GOLDMONT_D, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_GOLDMONT_PLUS, X86_STEP_MAX, RFDS),
+ VULNBL_INTEL_STEPS(INTEL_ATOM_CRESTMONT_X, X86_STEP_MAX, VMSCAPE),
VULNBL_AMD(0x15, RETBLEED),
VULNBL_AMD(0x16, RETBLEED),
- VULNBL_AMD(0x17, RETBLEED | SMT_RSB | SRSO),
- VULNBL_HYGON(0x18, RETBLEED | SMT_RSB | SRSO),
- VULNBL_AMD(0x19, SRSO | TSA),
- VULNBL_AMD(0x1a, SRSO),
+ VULNBL_AMD(0x17, RETBLEED | SMT_RSB | SRSO | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_HYGON(0x18, RETBLEED | SMT_RSB | SRSO | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_AMD(0x19, SRSO | TSA | VMSCAPE),
+ VULNBL_AMD(0x1a, SRSO | VMSCAPE),
{}
};
@@ -1542,6 +1555,14 @@ static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
}
}
+ /*
+ * Set the bug only on bare-metal. A nested hypervisor should already be
+ * deploying IBPB to isolate itself from nested guests.
+ */
+ if (cpu_matches(cpu_vuln_blacklist, VMSCAPE) &&
+ !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+ setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_VMSCAPE);
+
if (cpu_matches(cpu_vuln_whitelist, NO_MELTDOWN))
return;